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The Talented Mr. Green
It's hard not to get excited about A.J. Green. The Dawgs' top recruit has been turning heads ever since pre-season camp began.
I have seen Green in practice and I must say he is every bit as advertised. He's tall, fast and full of confidence. And now he has been moved up to number two on the depth chart at flanker behind senior Mohamed Massaquoi. This depth chart movement has come with very little action during camp. A hip flexor strain in the early going put him on the sidelines, and it was only this week that we was able to shred the green "no contact" jersey.
There is also quite a bond developing between Green and Massaquoi. At the first football media day in Athens back on August 4th, Mo Mass talked a great deal about Green. And it's very apparent that the senior has taken the freshman under his wing.
So here's my thought. See what you think. The media and much of the talk preseason is, rightfully so, about Knowshon Moreno. However, with Matthew Stafford in his third year at quarterback and a bevy of talented receivers, the passing game and the play-action stand to have a big year.
Stafford is the leader of this team. The reports out of pre-season camp have made that abundantly clear. And this season, to go with Massaquoi and Green he has three solid tight ends, plus Kenneth Harris and Kris Durham return from last season. Add Tony Wilson, Demiko Goodman and Michael Moore along with freshmen Tavarres King and Israel Troupe and the corps is talented and deep.
If you key your eyes on the running game this season, you just may miss the best action, and that should be Stafford and the passing game. It just may be one of the best in the nation.
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